Thai Buddhist temple serves Hmong in St. Paul

By David Zander, Ahmay Ya, and Chung Yang, Asian American Press

From the outside, nothing distinguishes Watmongkhool-Khunaram from the family residences on the block.

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"Truth", Belief, and Power: A most UNholy trinity

By Dick Bernard, Outside the Walls

Last Sunday was the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity in the Catholic Church.

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Am I a Jewish artist?

By Jenna Zark, TC Jewfolk

I don’t wake up (or go to sleep) thinking of myself as a Jewish artist. But should I? Hard to say. I spent the winter polishing up a new (debut) novel for young readers called The Beat on Ruby’s Street. Set in Greenwich Village in 1958, the novel is focused on eleven-year-old Ruby Tabeata, who is growing up in the midst of Beat Generation artists and poets and wants to be a poet herself. On her way to a reading by the poet Jack Kerouac, Ruby is waylaid by a blood orange, accused of stealing it and hauled off to the police station.

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Minnesota native Rabbi Julie Gordon caught in midst of Haredi youth protest at Women of the Wall service in Israel

By Staff, American Jewish World

Israeli riot police scuffle with haredi Orthodox Jews at the Western Wall plaza in a bid to keep them away from Women of the Wall’s monthly prayer service at the holy site in Jerusalem on May 10. (Photo: Flash90)

Early in the morning on Friday, May 10, thousands of haredi Orthodox youths gathered at the Kotel, the Western Wall plaza, to protest Women of the Wall as they held their Rosh Chodesh prayer service.

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Local churches take up fight against diabetes

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Beverly Propes

Diabetes is the “gateway disease” that often can lead to other health concerns, especially for Blacks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one of every three Blacks in this country either has diabetes or is pre-diabetic, and nearly 39 percent of Black Minnesotans’ deaths are caused by diabetes.

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Uncivil marriages

By Emilio DeGrazia, Downstream

I was pleased when legislators added the word “civil” to the gay marriage bill recently approved by the Minnesota legislature. Marriage has a long history of being on the rocks, so it could use a little civility.

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Starting Line: Establishing a Student Religious Liberties Act

By Staff, Session Daily

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively called The Bill of Rights. Originally drafted to lessen fears that the Constitution would open the way to tyranny by a central government, this document enshrines citizens' most important basic freedoms.

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The Camden Promise: Three churches, lots of activity keep a Minneapolis building busy

By Margo Ashmore, North News

Gethsemane’s new baptismal font, in the foreground, and altar in background. (Photos by Margo Ashmore)

It’s a dimly-lit space, but it’s been a spot of brightness to hungry families in the greater Camden Community, as well as holding a key to keeping a 120-year-old church alive. The Camden Promise food shelf, and other programs of The Camden Promise, are joint efforts of three congregations worshipping at 4656 Colfax Ave. N.

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Minnesota House passes Marriage Equality bill, the Jewish perspective

By Bradley Machov, TC Jewfolk

The mood at the Minnesota State Capitol today was one of pure joy when the House of Representatives passed the marriage equality bill 75-59 on Thursday. The bill will now go to the DFL controlled Senate for a vote on Monday. Should it pass the Senate it will go to Governor Mark Dayton (DFL), who has said he will sign the bill should it reach his desk.

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